Today, the US House Judiciary Committee has a hearing on the Stop Online Piracy Act [wikipedia.org] or SOPA. The text of the bill is here [house.gov]. This bill would strengthen copyright holders’ means to go after allegedly infringing sites at detrimental cost to the freedom and integrity of the Internet. As a result, we are joining forces with organizations such [...]
Mark Wayne Williams A Michigander who pretended to be a real- life Batman has been told to put away his cape and robe for 6 months. According to Huffington Post Police in Petoskey arrested Mark Wayne Williams, known as the Petoskey Batman to his fans, in May when they found him dangling from a roof dressed in a Caped Crusader’s [...]
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On October 7, 2011 Max Ashton threw a Perfect Pitch during the ‘National League Division Series’. That may sound amazing, but that is not what is most intriguing. Once he was comfortable he managed to check first base not once, but twice, like a professional pitcher. That is quite incredible for a person that cannot see a thing. Max was [...]
The entire Planet is hurting today after the news of the death of one of Technologies greatest leaders. A day after the announcement of the iPhone 4s the Apple co founder Steve Jobs has passed away at the age of 56. Jobs died “peacefully” surrounded by family members, his family said in a statement. Many people may be viewing this [...]
If you were able to get an HP Touchpad anywhere from $100 – $150, even purchasing for $200 you still made a steal. The Web OS would be a great operating system, only if it was not discontinued. Netflix and Hulu do not work with the HP Touchpad anymore and Hulu is constantly updating patches as hackers are constantly bypassing [...]
A while back you may have heard that if you downloaded the Hurt Locker over a P2P network or Torrent client you have a high likely hood of receiving a letter in the mail to pay up or show up in court. It turns out that over $24,500 sharers have been dismissed from the lawsuit. This all started when the [...]
Some of us may be getting the Fall blues, we miss the warm weather and sitting next to the pool. Well hopefully this will bring back some good memories and some motivation to go swimming in one these fine pools. /* /* /* /* /* /* /* /* /* /* /* /* /*
Seven students from Long Island New York are under arrest for cheating on the SAT exam. Authorities are investigating whether the cheating ring has migrated to other schools as well. All seven students except one are minors. Samuel Eshaghoff, 19 years old was arrested with felony charges that may result in up to 4 years of prison time. Prosecutors believe [...]